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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
exponents of space exploration earnestly called for more missions to the outer reaches of the solar system
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as in practitioner
one who brings an art or science to full realization
has long reigned as the nation's leading exponent of modern dance
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Recent Examples of exponent
When Gao and Newberry calculated the branch diameter scaling exponent for the trees in both paintings, the older one was closer to the value found in nature.
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Eva Amsen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
That would have given him more complicated Taylor approximations, with exponents greater than 2.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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Eva Amsen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
That would have given him more complicated Taylor approximations, with exponents greater than 2.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial — a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exponent
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Volz has been a major proponent of continuing to rely mainly on NOAA operated satellites, while entering into data purchase agreements with private companies as well.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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But those caps haven’t been updated in more than two decades, and proponents of the policy argue the exemptions haven’t kept up with rising costs.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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That worries Glen Kila, a Hawaiian cultural practitioner in Waianae, who is not related to Darius Kila.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Many women stopped using hormone therapy because of the study, and some practitioners no longer recommended it for their patients.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Last month state immigration advocates warned that arrests of undocumented immigrants were ramping up in the state, creating anxiety and fear in communities with people taken every day.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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But while some politicians say these registries are a potential solution to a public health problem, many disability advocates see them as ineffective tools that give people a false sense of security because there is no guarantee of evacuation help.—
Miranda Green,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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But the teen girl looked frustrated, as a court interpreter translated to Spanish.—
Nicol León,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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The singer became a friend and frequent interpreter of their music, recording more than 50 of their songs.—
Patricia Reaney,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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At the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Hogan attempted to resurrect his wrestling persona to appease a sea of devoted Trump supporters who were not there to cheer for him.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
26 July 2025
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Finland, who have not progressed past the Euros’ group stage since 2009, and Wales, making their major tournament debut, each brought thousands of vocal supporters.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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“Exponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exponent. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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